Travel and Transport
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Stansted power duo take legal action against Government traffic light ‘shambles’
Stansted Airport owner MAG and the Essex hub’s biggest airline Ryanair have launched a legal challenge calling for transparency in the Government’s... Read More
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Stansted Airport owner mauls Government travel policy
The owner of Stansted Airport has issued a blistering condemnation of the Government’s transport policy, calling it shocking, totally unacceptable... Read More
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Cambridge wakes to new transport dawn with autonomous shuttle trials
Cambridge makes history today by hosting the UK’s first autonomous shuttle vehicle road trials. The custom-made self-driving shuttles... Read More
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Planning inspectors back Stansted’s expansion to 43m passengers a year
Stansted Airport has been cleared for take-off with plans to expand capacity to 43 million passengers a year following a thumbs-up from the Planning... Read More
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Stansted zips up £70m baggage system revamp
The Covid pandemic may have brought airports to a standstill, but beneath London Stansted’s terminal a £70 million baggage system revamp has been... Read More
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Stansted cargo boom boosted by carriers’ $multibillion investments
Record investment in capability by the world’s largest air freight carriers is paying handsome dividends for the cargo operation at London Stansted.... Read More
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Marshall subsidiary sky high after £multi-million deal with Virgin Atlantic
A subsidiary of Cambridge headquartered Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has won a three-year multi-million pound contract with Virgin Atlantic... Read More
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Stansted opens ‘test2takeoff’ COVID facility
Stansted Airport owner MAG has launched a new COVID-19 testing facility at the Essex hub in partnership with airport services and travel medical... Read More
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Stansted eyes zero-emission aircraft in the next decade
Next-generation, zero-emission planes could be operating out of Stansted within the next 10–15 years thanks to a new competition by the airport’s... Read More
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Lonely Planet honours Footprint Cafes for transforming business travel
Cambridge-born Footprint Cafes has won a Lonely Planet award for blazing a novel approach to business travel while boosting revenue from the industry... Read More
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Autonomous shuttle trial switched to Cambridge University site
A new 12-seater autonomous shuttle is set to roll out on the University of Cambridge’s West Cambridge site this autumn. Autonomous vehicles are... Read More
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Freight great for Stansted as lockdown fuels cargo boom
People’s increasing reliance on ecommerce during the pandemic, coupled with a reduction in passenger flights, has driven significant growth in air... Read More
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Stansted owner’s blistering attack on UK government
The chief executive of Stansted Airport’s parent company, MAG has slammed the Government for its “sluggish, illogical and chaotic” approach to... Read More
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Stansted Airport fights council’s “flawed planning refusal”
Stansted Airport has decided to appeal the decision made by Uttlesford District Council’s Planning Committee to refuse the airport’s application to... Read More
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Stobart Group to invest tens of millions at Southend Airport
London Southend Airport owner Stobart Group has raised £140 million and will invest tens of millions over the coming years to put in place an... Read More
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Ryanair cuts Stansted jobs among 250 redundancies at four offices
Low fares airline Ryanair is cutting an unspecified number of office jobs at London Stansted among a tranche of redundancies at four of its airports... Read More
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Oxbridge science and technology staff ready to cycle quickly out of lockdown
Bidwells research shows Oxford and Cambridge science & technology staff are well placed to get back in the saddle and off to work quicker and... Read More
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Stansted makes passengers cover up to combat killer virus
Passengers travelling through Stansted Airport will be asked to cover their faces and wear gloves from now on. The new guidance comes from... Read More
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Trucks replace take-offs as runway works start at Stansted
London Stansted’s engineering team is using the unprecedented grounding of aircraft across the globe as a unique opportunity to move planned... Read More
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Electric start for Greater Anglia commuter train trials
The first of Greater Anglia’s new electric trains which will replace the company’s old trains used on lines into London from Essex, Cambridge,... Read More